The document describes the process of designing a magazine cover. The designer cropped an image, added a white background and box at the bottom. They struggled to find the right font but eventually added the band name and a quote from an interview. Next, the designer added a masthead with arrows pointing up to represent rebellion. Additional elements were added, including changing colors and sizes of elements, to create space and appeal to readers. The cover design is a work in progress, with plans to improve posters and other elements.

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2. This is the first part to my front
cover. Here, I cropped the image,
made the background whiter and
added a box on the bottom to add
posters and other texts.
At this point, I didn’t have the right
font for my masthead, which I got
off “Dafont”. So, I had to try and
improvise and experiment with other
fonts to see what would work.

3. Next I added the name of the
band across the main image. It
took me a while to choose the
right colour, because I wanted
it to stand out against the
black clothing. Underneath I
added a quote from the
interview. I made the quote
end on an ellipsis because it
would be intriguing for the
reader to see what they have
to say.

4. The next part was adding the masthead.
I was a bit unsure about how it would
look, because I knew that I wanted it to
have arrows pointing up, to connote the
theme of rebellion and revolution, but I
am pleased with how it has turned out.
I also added “Plus!” as a buzz word, and I
made it in green to stand out from the
other colours, yellow and blue.

5. After that, I added another bar at the
top, with something that the reader can
get with this first edition of the
magazine, so that there is something else
for them.
I also changed the colour of the box at
the bottom, as well as making it smaller
because that meant I could move the
main image down, and create space for
things such as taglines.

6. This is my front
cover so far:
There are still things I need to improve, such as
the three posters. I want to edit the backgrounds
and make the people stand out, because at the
moment they are too dark.
Here, I added some
more information about
what is included in the
magazine.
Originally, the writing
was all in black, but I
didn’t think it was
appealing to the eye
because it was all so
close to the black
masthead, and also the
black and white
clothing. So, I thought
that making one text
grey, and one text blue,
would make it look
busier, and it could
connote chaos. This
would be quite good, as
it represents my theme
of rock effectively.